Dragon Clan: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Chapter 664 Lu Mingfei: Yes, we have...

The female clerk carried the tray to Lu Mingfei's seat and placed their drinks on the table one by one: "This is your 'Bangda Zha'...lemon tea."

...I almost said I was beating up a scumbag! Luckily, I stopped myself in time. The female shop assistant nervously pursed her lips, inwardly relieved.

Lu Mingfei paused for a moment upon hearing this. "Beat-Up Lemon Tea?" What a strange name. Nevertheless, he looked up, smiled at the female shop assistant, and thanked her.

"..."

The female clerk was taken aback. After tossing out a "You're welcome," she immediately turned around with her tray, a fleeting thought crossing her mind. She thought to herself, "No wonder he's a scumbag; he really does look good when he smiles... I almost fell for his tricks!"
After watching the female shop assistant leave, the conversation on the table continued.

Even though they were the only customers in the entire dessert shop, and the only sound was the oven baking bread—you could almost imagine the bread slowly caramelizing through the Maillard reaction—they still spoke very softly, so softly that only a few of them could hear each other.

"Do you know what you're doing?" Mai asked, staring at Aki.

Lu Mingfei wasn't sure if this counted as meeting the parents... He'd only ever heard of the saying that the eldest brother is like a father, but he didn't know if the eldest sister was like a mother. It's just that this eldest sister seemed to have a bit of... a lot of unclear and ambiguous feelings for him.

Although Aki's eyes were somewhat timid, she nodded to meet Mai's gaze.

“I know,” Aki replied, her voice soft yet firm.

Mai Shude couldn't help but facepalm: "Knowing that, you still..."

Mai Shude knew perfectly well that Aki wasn't unaware that Lu Mingfei had several girlfriends. Back in Japan, Aki had interacted with Liu Miaomiao, Su Xiaoqiang, and Chen Wenwen. That's why she was so shocked that Aki was with Lu Mingfei.

Logically speaking, Aki is a very Japanese girl, or rather, she fits the typical image of a Japanese girl. She is gentle and considerate, with dignified manners and a steady and cautious approach to life.

If someone doesn't know what a girl like a Yamato Nadeshiko should be like, then after meeting Aki, the image of a Yamato Nadeshiko will become concrete in their mind.

But Aki, who is like this, would actually do something so bold. Knowing that Lu Mingfei already has several girlfriends, she would still be willing to be one of Lu Mingfei's girlfriends... and from the conversation that just happened, she learned that it was actually Aki who confessed first.

For the first time, Mai Shutoku felt utterly powerless. If the obstacles in her path were merely enemies, she could simply draw her twin swords and hack them down one by one, annihilating them all. But what troubled her now was Aki's love life... specifically, her relationship with the womanizing scoundrel, Lu Mingfei.

What puzzled Mai even more was that the feeling of unease rising in her heart didn't seem to be due to Aki's willfulness. But she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

No, perhaps you could explain it.

The moment Jiu De Mai saw Lu Mingfei's face, she became furious.

She felt she had found the answer; what bothered her was Lu Mingfei. And with her...

"..."

...Wait a minute, what do you mean by "she still has it"?

Mai Shude's heart skipped a beat, and she became alert, quickly banishing all those inexplicable thoughts from her mind.

I guess it's been too long since I've had any tasks from my boss to get some exercise. Spending all my time lounging in private hot springs at five-star hotels, my head's starting to feel foggy. I think I really should ask my boss to let me switch positions with someone else who's completely clueless.

Lu Mingfei didn't know why, suddenly, the way Jiu De Mai looked at him became so fierce, as if the policewoman had seen a petty thief.

She looked at Lu Mingfei expressionlessly and said, "What are your thoughts?"

Lu Mingfei sat up straight, his tone firm: "My feelings for Aki are serious."

Aki's ears began to flutter with a hint of romance again. Mai Shutoku shifted her gaze from her naive and sweet younger sister and said, "Of course, I didn't ask if you were serious about Aki."

She noticed that Lu Mingfei's way of addressing Aki had changed. This was quite normal; in Japan, when a relationship between a man and a woman progresses and they become a couple, the first thing that changes is how they address each other. They will switch from calling each other by their surnames to calling each other by their first names.

It was obvious that Lu Mingfei knew that Japanese people paid a lot of attention to these details of address, so after confirming his relationship with Aki, he changed how he addressed her and started calling her by her name directly... However, after hearing Lu Mingfei call Aki by her name, Mai Shude felt a strange feeling rising in her heart.

Mai Shude continued, "I'm asking if you've thought about what will happen next. Dating is a simple thing; a man and a woman just need to nod their heads. The trouble is what comes after. You haven't told Liu Miaomiao and the others about you and Aki yet, have you?"

Lu Mingfei nodded. Aki quickly spoke up to protect her husband, "I told Mingfei not to tell Junior Sister Liu and the others yet."

"That means Aki, you also know that there are problems in your relationship with Lu Mingfei."

Mai Shude said calmly, "Liu Miaomiao and Su Xiaoqiang's troubles are their families. I can't control you, Aki, but there are other issues. The age gap between you is too large. By the time Lu Mingfei enrolls, you should already be in the Execution Department, needing to travel the world to carry out related missions. You won't have much time to spend together. Aki, have you thought about this?"

Aki said, "I've thought about it... so I've applied for an extracurricular internship and will be a student teacher at the preparatory class during the holidays."

"This is your effort, Aki. Although it's only a temporary solution."

Mai nodded and looked at Lu Mingfei: "And what about you?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a sense of nervousness, like meeting the parents. For the first time, he truly felt the authoritative aura emanating from Jiu De Mai. He paused for a moment and replied, "I've thought about that too."

"So what's your solution?"

"I think so."

Lu Mingfei said, "The Execution Department also assigns some tasks to outstanding students. Senior Sister Aki is only a sophomore now, but she has already participated in many tasks. If Senior Sister Aki is sent on a mission, I will apply to the school to participate in the same mission as her."

Mai looked at Lu Mingfei silently, realizing that Lu Mingfei didn't just treat love as a game or a task to collect pretty girls, but had seriously considered the possible difficulties and ways to solve them.

However, Lu Mingfei was clearly oversimplifying things... There was no problem with Lu Mingfei and Aki participating in the same mission. His bloodline was "S" grade, and the Execution Department would certainly be happy to see such an "S" grade student volunteer to participate in the Execution Department's mission.

But the problem is... he and Aki might be able to participate in the same mission, and that Little Dragon Girl and Uesugi Erii could probably follow Lu Mingfei, but what about Liu Miaomiao and the others? Therefore, they might be at odds.

However, Mai didn't directly address these issues. She had received Lu Mingfei's attitude, and that was enough. She wasn't some villainous older sister from a TV drama, specifically there to crush other couples' confidence in their relationship.

Moreover, from the way Aki occasionally glanced at Lu Mingfei, Mai could sense...

Aki was very happy; it was a genuine, heartfelt happiness and joy.

As long as Aki's happiness is genuine, then the question of how many girlfriends Lu Mingfei has doesn't seem so important.

Su Enxi sat to the side with her hands on her knees, feeling an invisible pressure from Jiu De Mai beside her. She thought to herself, "Is this the older sister in her protective mode? She's interrogating Lu Mingfei like a criminal." Even though she wasn't on Lu Mingfei's side, she was still intimidated by this pressure.

If I ever start dating and bring my boyfriend home, will Mai interrogate him like she does now?
Aki nervously pursed her lips, waiting for her older sister to speak. But the next moment, she sensed that the sharpness in Mai's eyes had suddenly softened, and she shifted her legs, nodding gently: "I understand."

Aki was a little stunned, not knowing what Mai Shutoku meant by "I understand".

However, Su Enxi immediately translated for her, "Mai means she agrees to Aki's relationship with that guy. Your sister is a tsundere, she's too shy to say it outright... Ugh! Stop pinching me..."

No sooner had Su Enxi finished speaking than Jiu De Mai silently pinched Su Enxi's slightly chubby cheeks, kneading them like dough, and said through gritted teeth, "I think you're itching for a beating, aren't you?"

"I was wrong, I was wrong... I'm so proud, I'm so proud..." Su Enxi quickly admitted defeat.

As Aki looked at the two noisy people in front of her, she subconsciously turned her head and exchanged a glance with Lu Mingfei. The two winked knowingly and smiled at the same time.

……

While Lu Mingfei was being "interrogated" by Jiu De Mai, a new post split off from the massive data stream and entered a small forum with only a few thousand daily active users.

A new post appeared on the forum's homepage; it was gossip about someone at school.

However, the post didn't immediately attract the attention of forum users. This was because there were simply too many gossip stories about that name on the forum, a mix of truth and falsehood, more falsehood than truth, much like those third-rate tabloids scattered on Hong Kong subway stations with headlines like "XXX is dead again."

People are so used to this kind of fake news that they won't be drawn in by such an exaggerated and sensational headline.

However, there are always one or two bored people hanging around on the forum, repeatedly refreshing the page by pressing F5. Perhaps it's just out of boredom, or perhaps they're waiting for a reply to their post, "Seeking answers to 'Advanced Training' materials for Grade 11 English (for payment)." And then they happen to see this post refreshed on the first page.

Simply out of sheer boredom, they moved their mouse over the post and clicked it. And just like that, photos started popping up on the screen.

Shocked by the photos and the content of the post, and driven by a desire to watch the drama unfold, they left their own comments below the post. One comment after another.

The post was pushed down by new replies, but then it was pushed back to the top of the forum's "Latest Replies" page. As a result, even more people saw the post and its content, and soon the post title was marked with a "Trending" tag.

At this time, Lu Mingfei was still unaware of this.

After parting ways with Mai and the others, he and Aki strolled around the park next to the CBD, found a restaurant nearby and had dinner together, and then took a taxi to send Aki back to the Regent Hotel.

When they parted at the hotel entrance, Aki boldly put her arm around Lu Mingfei's neck and kissed him, seemingly no longer afraid of being seen by Professor Mans or Selma.

Lu Mingfei felt Aki's soft, proactive lips and thought that dating an older sister was indeed different... The older sister was definitely much more proactive than her peers.

It wasn't until he returned to Xiaotiannv's house that Lu Mingfei opened the door and saw three girls standing in front of him with their arms crossed, squinting at him.

Three girls...

It was not Su Xiaoqiang, Xia Mi, or Erii.

Instead, it was Su Xiaoqiang, Liu Miaomiao, and Chen Wenwen.

Looking at Liu Miaomiao and Chen Wenwen, Lu Mingfei swallowed hard, wondering why Miaomiao and Wenwen were here too. Didn't they say they couldn't go out today? Could it be that his date with Aki had been exposed?

But that shouldn't be the case. Although he didn't actively try to keep it a secret, logically speaking, Miaomiao and Wenwen were both at home today and couldn't go out, and Little Fairy... she probably slept until the afternoon, still feeling groggy. Although his junior sister knew what he had been doing today, she would definitely keep it a secret for him.

It's not necessarily because of Aki!
Lu Mingfei still harbored a sliver of hope, thinking that perhaps it was because of something else?
Lu Mingfei cleared his throat and greeted them with a smile, "Miaomiao, Wenwen, what brings you here? Why are you just standing at the door? Come in and have a seat..."

Liu Miaomiao said calmly, "Mingfei, don't you have anything to say?"

What needs to be explained...?

Lu Mingfei felt even more guilty. The only thing he could think of to confess was that he and Aki had confirmed their relationship. Did they really know…? No, maybe they were just bluffing him! Perhaps they saw him go out alone today and suspected something was amiss, so they wanted to trick him into confessing. He wouldn't fall for it!
He blinked, looking completely innocent: "I don't understand what you're saying, Miaomiao. I just got back from the Regent Hotel. I met with Professor Guderian and the others today."

With a "thud," something was thrown by the little fairy onto the ground in front of Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei looked down and fell silent... It was actually a washboard? Why was Grey Wolf using such strict discipline?

Lu Mingfei looked up and saw Xia Mi sitting on the sofa in the living room.

The other person gestured with their lip, giving him a "good luck" look.

With his telepathic abilities, Lu Mingfei immediately understood Xia Mi's meaning and realized... that Miao Miao, the little fairy, and Wenwen actually knew about him and Aki?!
Lu Mingfei immediately confessed: "Yes, we are in a relationship."

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(End of this chapter)